Benin
Urban population in Benin
Urban population in Benin: 6.7% in 1950 and 53.4% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 53.4%
- Since 1950
- +46.7 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 154 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 79.4%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 79.4% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Benin |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 53.4 |
| 2024 | 52.6 |
| 2023 | 51.8 |
| 2022 | 51 |
| 2021 | 50.2 |
| 2020 | 49.5 |
| 2019 | 48.7 |
| 2018 | 48 |
| 2017 | 47.3 |
| 2016 | 46.6 |
| 2015 | 45.9 |
| 2014 | 45.3 |
| 2013 | 44.7 |
| 2012 | 44.1 |
| 2011 | 43.5 |
| 2010 | 42.9 |
| 2009 | 42.3 |
| 2008 | 41.8 |
| 2007 | 41.3 |
| 2006 | 40.8 |
| 2005 | 40.3 |
| 2004 | 39.9 |
| 2003 | 39.4 |
| 2002 | 39 |
| 2001 | 38.6 |
| 2000 | 38.3 |
| 1999 | 38 |
| 1998 | 37.7 |
| 1997 | 37.4 |
| 1996 | 37.1 |
| 1995 | 36.8 |
| 1994 | 36.5 |
| 1993 | 36.2 |
| 1992 | 35.8 |
| 1991 | 35.3 |
| 1990 | 34.8 |
| 1989 | 34.2 |
| 1988 | 33.6 |
| 1987 | 32.9 |
| 1986 | 32.2 |
| 1985 | 31.4 |
| 1984 | 30.6 |
| 1983 | 29.8 |
| 1982 | 28.9 |
| 1981 | 28.1 |
| 1980 | 27.3 |
| 1979 | 26.5 |
| 1978 | 25.7 |
| 1977 | 24.8 |
| 1976 | 23.9 |
| 1975 | 22.9 |
| 1974 | 21.9 |
| 1973 | 20.9 |
| 1972 | 19.8 |
| 1971 | 18.8 |
| 1970 | 17.7 |
| 1969 | 16.7 |
| 1968 | 15.7 |
| 1967 | 14.8 |
| 1966 | 13.8 |
| 1965 | 13 |
| 1964 | 12.2 |
| 1963 | 11.5 |
| 1962 | 10.8 |
| 1961 | 10.3 |
| 1960 | 9.8 |
| 1959 | 9.4 |
| 1958 | 9 |
| 1957 | 8.6 |
| 1956 | 8.2 |
| 1955 | 7.8 |
| 1954 | 7.5 |
| 1953 | 7.3 |
| 1952 | 7 |
| 1951 | 6.8 |
| 1950 | 6.7 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Benin |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 54.2 |
| 2027 | 55.1 |
| 2028 | 55.9 |
| 2029 | 56.8 |
| 2030 | 57.7 |
| 2031 | 58.6 |
| 2032 | 59.6 |
| 2033 | 60.5 |
| 2034 | 61.5 |
| 2035 | 62.5 |
| 2036 | 63.5 |
| 2037 | 64.5 |
| 2038 | 65.5 |
| 2039 | 66.6 |
| 2040 | 67.7 |
| 2041 | 68.8 |
| 2042 | 69.9 |
| 2043 | 71 |
| 2044 | 72.2 |
| 2045 | 73.3 |
| 2046 | 74.5 |
| 2047 | 75.7 |
| 2048 | 76.9 |
| 2049 | 78.2 |
| 2050 | 79.4 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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- Military spending0.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$204M in 2025
- Military spending per person$15 in 2025
- Military share of state spending4.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel12,000 people in 2020
- National power0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.21% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports4 million TIV in 2025